This past weekend not only did I see the Concretes twice (Troubadour in LA and at the Casbah in San Diego), but I got to meet my (and yours too, probably) Internet idol, Miss Jessica aka tangledupinlace. 

I didn’t even know she would be at the Casbah until she texted me a few hours before. I literally gasped. I was seriously so nervous thinking if she would like me because I know I’m really a nerd at heart. Plus, I sometimes feel my (and maybe most peoples’) online persona is a bit heightened or caricaturized. I never know how people will react to my insane “jokes” and quirks. Luckily, Jessica and I hit it off right away. She’s just as hilarious, gorgeous, and fun-filled as she is on her blog and Tumblr.

We danced to the music and afterward we hung out and laughed at the most stupid scenarios. It was as if she was a missing member in my group of friends; she fit in so well and we had a ball. I was sad I wasn’t able to spend more time with her, but we will meet up soon for sure. Our love cannot withstand this distance. 

Jessica also wrote a heartwarming re-cap of our rendezvous here. Read it. It made me tear up a bit.

Proof of our love…

Meeting Jessica (and other IRL and online friends) reminds me of this quote I read a few years back. I don’t know who the author is, but it really spoke to me in a special way:

“Meeting a new girl and hitting it off is almost as thrilling as falling in love. In some ways it’s even more rewarding because romantic passion and honey-devotion can be back-breaking, feverish work, whereas female kinship is a constant, consistent, uplifting experience you can always count on.”

P.S. Thanks to Nic for taking the photos!